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What do Danish doctors think?
Survey of all doctors in DenmarkDecember 2018
• Organization of Danish Medical Societies (thanks to Marie Krabbe)
• Cass Business School, City, University of London
• Department of Business Administration, University of Zurich
6 Minutes for Danish Health Care
• 4,471 “finished” responses
• 1,668 started responses
• Response rate of 29%
Job satisfaction
How satisfied are Danish doctors with their work? 4.4 on a 6-point scale
How likely are they to stay in their current job? 3.45 on a 6-point scale
Women and men report the same result
3,5
3,7
3,9
4,1
4,3
4,5
4,7HAPPY SPECIALTIES ☺
Which specialties are most satisfied with their job?
Which specialties are least satisfied with their job?
3,5
3,7
3,9
4,1
4,3
4,5
4,7
Lungesygdomme Plastikkirurgi Patologisk anatomi ogcytologi
Urologi
UNHAPPY SPECIALITES 😡😡
pulminary/lung plastic surgery pathology urology
Which specialties are leastlikely to leave their work place?
Almen medicin = family medicine / general practice (1)
Oftalmologi = ophthalmology (2)
Dermato-venerology = dermatology-venerology (3)
Endokrinolgi = endocrinology (4)
Gynækologi og obstrik = gynecology & obstetrics (5)
Oto-rhino-laryngologi = (6) ear, nose, and throat
Reumatologi = rheumatology (7)
Which specialties are mostlikely to leave their place of work?
Urologi = urology (1)
Pædiatri = paediatrics (2)
Kardiologi = cardiology (3)
Psykiatri = psychiatry (4)
Anæstesiologi = (5) anaesthesiology/intensive care medicine
Plastikkirurgi = plastic surgery (6)
Does it matter to the job satisfaction of Danish doctors if their manager is a good clinician?
NB: GPs with their own practices did not see the questions on bosses. There were 780 such respondents in the sample
What about the supervisors’ clinical expertise?
Expert Clinicians matter
Danish doctors’ also report higher job satisfaction if they perceive their direct supervisor (line manager) to be a good or outstanding clinician
This holds controlling for position, tenure in position, hours worked per week, satisfaction with life, age and gender of responding doctors
Supervisors’ clinical expertise influences doctors’ job satisfaction
3,6
3,7
3,8
3,9
4
4,1
4,2
4,3
4,4
4,5
4,6
Supervisor is highlydistin. clinician
Supervisor is distin.clinician
Supervisor is averagelyable clinician
Supervisor is not thatinterested in clinical
work
Average job satisfaction
■Danish doctors are also much less likely to think about leaving their organization if they perceive their direct supervisor (line manager) to be a good or outstanding clinician
How keen are Danish doctors to become leaders?
We asked: “Would you ever consider taking a management or leadership position in your career?
Leader aspiration: yes (70%)
Leader aspiration: no (30%)
We asked: “Would you ever consider taking a management or leadership position in your career?
What predicts doctors’ willingness to take on a leadership position?
When are doctors most likely to take a leadership position?
When they can have a
positive impact
If they receive
leadership training
If they get paid a higher
salary
Out of a sense of
duty
Why are doctors less likely to take a leadership position?
Because they have less focus on
clinical work
It involves more administration
It means more hours and
more stress
There are not enough
resources
A fear of burnout
Which specialty is most likely to say “Yes” to a leadership position?
0,77
0,78
0,79
0,8
0,81
0,82
0,83
0,84
0,85
0,86
0,87
Dermato-venerologi Plastikkirurgi Børne- ogungdomspsykiatri
Dermatology/venerology Plastic surgery Child & adolescent psychiatry
Which specialty is most likely to say “No” to a leadership position?
0,51
0,56
0,61
0,66
0,71
0,76
0,81
0,86
Patologisk anatomi ogcytologi
Reumatologi Kirurgi Diagnostisk radiologi
pathology rheumatology surgery clinical radiology
I hope the evidence I have presented has convinced you to think about becoming a leader in healthcare (if you are not already)
Patients
I hope the evidence I have presented has convinced you to think about becoming a leader in healthcare (if you are not already)